What's your "favorite" war(s)?
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
Least favorite war: War on Drugs.
Worst fiasco: War on Poverty.
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Shortest War - Anglo-Zanzibar War -- lasted 40 minutes.
Silliest War - the Pig War, between British North America and the US, triggered by the shooting of a pig, the war took place near Vancouver. There was one casualty: the pig.
Longest War - The Netherlands vs. the Scilly Islands -- lasted 335 years, until peace finally declared in 1986.
Drunkest War -- Moldova and Transdniestria went to war after the fall of the Soviet Union. They had a practice of their officers meeting for drinks in the evening, then returning to their regiments to open fire on each other the next day.
Worst Defeat -- The Australians lost the Emu War. Yes, they went to war against emus, and the Australians withdrew, as their attacks against the emus proved ineffectual.
Silliest War - the Pig War, between British North America and the US, triggered by the shooting of a pig, the war took place near Vancouver. There was one casualty: the pig.
Longest War - The Netherlands vs. the Scilly Islands -- lasted 335 years, until peace finally declared in 1986.
Drunkest War -- Moldova and Transdniestria went to war after the fall of the Soviet Union. They had a practice of their officers meeting for drinks in the evening, then returning to their regiments to open fire on each other the next day.
Worst Defeat -- The Australians lost the Emu War. Yes, they went to war against emus, and the Australians withdrew, as their attacks against the emus proved ineffectual.
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
I had to look that up. Turns out the Great Emu War did take place. The hilarity chiefly consists of the fact that those involved took it so seriously. Dad's Army could not possibly top it.Coito ergo sum wrote:Worst Defeat -- The Australians lost the Emu War. Yes, they went to war against emus, and the Australians withdrew, as their attacks against the emus proved ineffectual.
Then the classification, Worst Victory, came to mind. Although it was a battle rather than a war, that would be when Pyrrhus fought the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC. When told about the good news by one of his officers, he said something like: "Another victory like this one, and we're done for."
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Nah got to be WW1, what the fuck was that about!Silliest War - the Pig War, between British North America and the US, triggered by the shooting of a pig, the war took place near Vancouver. There was one casualty: the pig.
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First Afghan War. As wars go, absolutely hilarious.
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Was that the one where you and Rudyard shouldered the White Man's Burden?Clinton Huxley wrote:First Afghan War. As wars go, absolutely hilarious.
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I think only Lady Sale came out of that one with any credit.Coito ergo sum wrote:Was that the one where you and Rudyard shouldered the White Man's Burden?Clinton Huxley wrote:First Afghan War. As wars go, absolutely hilarious.
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
Meh. They're all pretty much the same to me.
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
An Arch-Duck got assassinated by a Serf.MrJonno wrote:Nah got to be WW1, what the fuck was that about!Silliest War - the Pig War, between British North America and the US, triggered by the shooting of a pig, the war took place near Vancouver. There was one casualty: the pig.
... from a collection of student bloopers that's circulated on the internet from many years now, and which may or may not be apocryphal.
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
Whatever happened to Billy Fish?Clinton Huxley wrote:I think only Lady Sale came out of that one with any credit.Coito ergo sum wrote:Was that the one where you and Rudyard shouldered the White Man's Burden?Clinton Huxley wrote:First Afghan War. As wars go, absolutely hilarious.
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I suppose the Vietnam war was a goodie.
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
Poor old Ootah ... whatever happened to him?Coito ergo sum wrote:Whatever happened to Billy Fish?Clinton Huxley wrote:I think only Lady Sale came out of that one with any credit.Coito ergo sum wrote:Was that the one where you and Rudyard shouldered the White Man's Burden?Clinton Huxley wrote:First Afghan War. As wars go, absolutely hilarious.
"I oft times tell Ootah about Englishmens. How they give names to dogs and take off hats to womans, and march into battle, left - right, left -right with rifles on their shoulders." - Billy Fish.
"Now listen to me you benighted muckers. We're going to teach you soldiering. The world's noblest profession. When we're done with you, you'll be able to slaughter your enemies like civilized men." Daniel Dravoyt
Billy Fish: "He wants to know if you are gods."
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
We could re-fight if you'd like.mistermack wrote:I suppose the Vietnam war was a goodie.
Fierce little hut dwellers drove out the US hardware junkies, who had to run away with their asses on fire.
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Vietman communism collapsed a long time ago , its all capitalist like China these days
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Re: What's your "favorite" war(s)?
Actually, I read recently of the possibility that Vietnam will allow a US naval base at Cam Ranh Bay...Gawdzilla wrote:We could re-fight if you'd like.mistermack wrote:I suppose the Vietnam war was a goodie.
Fierce little hut dwellers drove out the US hardware junkies, who had to run away with their asses on fire.
BTW:
In an unconfirmed report U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in Vietnam Claire Pierangelo, and three younger American officials, have reportedly hinted to Vietnamese officials that the U.S. expects the communist government in Vietnam will collapse within the next twenty years.
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